Hey Folks, So we had some great test flights on Saturday. I found and fixed a few antenna problems and assembly issues! Anyhow, all the telemetry worked great. Below is a summary of all the flights and attached a .kmz file for Google Earth as well as two typical AV-Bay setups (54mm and 4"). Summary Boot Lift-Off (7/21/12) Apogee Touchdown Shutdown K650SS 11:55:27 AM 12:40:54 PM 12:41:21 PM 12:49:01 PM 1:22:54 PM L1170B 1:33:24 PM 1:54:40 PM 1:55:09 PM 1:58:32 PM 2:23:03 PM K650P 3:28:29 PM 3:48:11 PM 3:48:40 PM 3:57:31 PM 4:42:33 PM Summary Altitude Distance AGL Altitude (AGL) K650SS 10,612.53 5.32mi 171 10,441.53 L1170B 10,299.21 4.58mi 175.85 10,123.36 K650P 9,634.19 5.01 mi 170.93 9,463.26 Summary Runtime (hh:mm) FlightTime Recovery Time K650SS 1:27 0:08 0:33 L1170B 0:49 0:03 0:24 K650P 1:14 0:09 0:45 AV-Bay Temperature data: Average: 135.55°F = 57.5°C (3 flights) Minimum: 96.35°F = 35.8°C (3 flights) Maximum: 167.8°F = 75.4°C (3 flights) Highest temp seen:175.2°F = 79.6°C Interesting that all the flights landed in just abound the same area so the wind was about the same from 11:55am to 4:42pm! Special thanks to Jimmy Franco, Dave Rob, and Jack G for all the support!!! See you all next month! -James On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 6:40 AM, JACK GARIBALDI <JackGaribaldi@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Yup > > Jack G > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gene Engelgau > To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 6:22 AM > Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Demo flights > > Hi James, So your saying that your base station GPS has a blue tooth > enabled GPS, and to use the Android app to read it? > > -Gene > > On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 12:28 AM, James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Oh right, almost forgot. Those of you near Jack will get Cell service. >> Those of you with an Android (Nexus one or later) should >> be able to get local Google map service from the Basestation. >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 11:18 PM, James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> > 54mm cargo bay and a raven and LCX >> > On a PR M54 >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> > >> > On Jul 20, 2012, at 1:27 PM, Chris Franco <chvy91bowtie@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> > >> >> What kind of space is required? >> >> >> >> James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hi Folks, >> >>> >> >>> I'm looking for fliers who want to try out a new telemetry system on >> >>> Saturday. >> >>> Serious fliers only, no Estes, and no CATO's, Lawn-darts or shreds. >> >>> >> >>> I have two units, so I need two serious fliers :-) >> >>> >> >>> Thanks, >> >>> -James >> >>> >> > > > > -- > - Regards > > Gene Engelgau > KI6IBL, NAR 86770 / TRA 12243 - L3 > http://fruitychutes.com - Consumer and Aerospace Recovery Solutions > Like us on Facebook! > Follow us on Twitter! > 408-499-9050 >
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